River
Hill High
Principal’s Update
November 28, 2007
I think winter is on our doorstep. I would
like to congratulate our football team for winning a second
straight Regional Championship
and again advancing to the State Semi-Final game. Go Hawks!! I
hope you can make it out to the game on Friday – 7:00 PM.
Please remember that our Music department and Dance department
will be holding their winter concerts the next several weeks. Our
students have worked hard preparing and would love to see large
crowds at these events. The Principal’s Coffee for Nov./Dec.
will be held next Thursday, December 6th at 8:00 a.m. in the Student
Dining Center. Please join me for some great conversation. The
following information is being provided to help keep you informed.
We would like to congratulate Mr. Dale Castro who has been promoted
to Assistant Principal at Atholton High School. Mr. Castro’s
last day will be Friday, November 30. Mr. Castro’s replacement
will be Mr. Kareef Overton. Mr. Overton is a 2007 graduate of
Bowie State University and he comes to River Hill after serving
as an Intern at Glenelg High School for the Fall Semester. Mr.
Overton has three years experience as a substitute teacher, one
years experience tutoring students, and three years experience
in the private sector. Mr. Overton is excited about his opportunity
to join the staff at River Hill and he is looking forward to
working with our students.
· NHS “Toys for Tots Campaign”
Our National Honor Society will have a Toys for Tots drive on Saturday,
December 8th, outside the cafeteria from 9-12. They will be collecting
new, unwrapped toys.
· Guidance Update
Attention Seniors
Just a reminder, that many colleges require applicants to submit
their mid-year senior grades. It is important that seniors continue
to work hard throughout their senior year because the grades
that you earn as a senior can have a direct bearing on whether
you are accepted by a school or not. Senior year is not a time
to slack off as a student, continue to work hard and it will
pay off in the acceptances you receive.
Carson Scholars Scholarship
The Carson Scholars Fund aims to recognize and reward students
in grade 4-11 who earn the highest level of academic achievement,
and also display strong humanitarian qualities. Winners are designated
as “Carson Scholars” and receive $1,000 scholarship
awards that are invested for college.
To be considered for nomination students must:
•
Be enrolled in grades 4-11
• Previous winners in the 12th grade may participate
• Have a GPA of 3.75 or above on a 4.0 scale in the following
academic subjects: English, Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science,
Social Studies, and Foreign Languages. Please note: Applicant may
only submit fall 2007, 1st Quarter grades and/or 2nd Quarter if
available. No previous year is accepted.
• Demonstrate humanitarian qualities in school and community
through school programs and/or community service above and beyond
what is required. Community Service is unpaid, volunteer work that
benefits individuals, groups, or non-profit organizations and the
volunteer work must demonstrate unique accomplishments such as:
collecting money for Hurricane Katrina victims.
If interested in being nominated please provide a resume and a
personal statement explaining your humanitarian qualities (as mentioned
above) to Mrs. Pizzo in guidance by December 7th.
Sister Cities Exchange Programs with Spain and France
The Columbia Association Sister Cities Program has a summer exchange
program for high school students. Each summer, Howard County
students visit Columbia’s sister cities, Cergy-Pontoise,
France and Tres Catos, Spain, and host students from these communities.
If you would like more information regarding this program you
can contact Meredith Jaffe, CA Sister Cities Program Manager,
at 410-715-3162 or SisterCities@columbiaassociation.com . Visit
the web at www.columbiaassociation.com in the Teens and Tots
section. The application deadline is March 1, 2008. There will
be an information session for students and parents on December
12, 2007 and January 30, 2008 at the Columbia Association Headquarters.
AFS Intercultural Programs USA
AFS Intercultural Programs has two important scholarship opportunities
for Howard County students interested in an exchange program
experience. The first is the Congress-Bundestag (CB) full year
program to Germany. And the second is the Awards for Excellence
(AFX) National Merit scholarships to any one of their 50 partner
countries for summer, semester or year exchanges.
CB awards 250 full scholarships each year for an exchange to
Germany. The program includes opportunities to experience Germany
culture first hand, live with a host family, and meet political
figures in the country
The AFX scholarship were established 10 years ago, to provide
a way for outstanding students to receive recognition and merit
awards to help them on an exchange experience. 120 scholarships
are awarded – of which 10 are full scholarships, 20 are
$2500 scholarships, and 90 are $1000 scholarships.
If interested in being nominated for the AFX Scholarship please
come and see Mrs. Pizzo in guidance by November 30, 2007
Application deadline for the Congress-Bundestag is December 16,
2007
The American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program
$18,000 Reward (Scholarship) for the winning oratorical based
on some phase of the United States Constitution. This is open
to all students 9th through 12th grade. This is sponsored by
Post 300.
Assigned Topics for 2007-2008
• Art 1 Sec 3 clause 6
• Art 1 Sec 6 clause 1
• Art 2 Sec 4
• Amendment 14 Section 1
More information and applications can be found in guidance.
The deadline for registering for the first round of the competition
with the Columbia American Legion Post 300 is December 22, 2007 |
